Packaging Engineer

Job Title: Packaging Engineer

Location: Memphis, TN 38132

Duration: 24 months - possibility for extension

Position Summary:

Top 3 things the manager is looking for:

CREO drawing software.

Project Management skills, including MS Project timelines and design history file management (file organization).

High level of Quality and Reporting skills.

Education Required: Bachelor of Science in Packaging, or Mechanical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering

Years Experience Required:

Internship exp for Associate Level

3 years exp for Senior Level

-Responsible for ensuring EU MDR Guidelines are met, and suggest where remediation steps may be needed.

-Update existing files to meet state of the art file expectations.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

-Designs, develops, and tests a wide variety of containers used for the protection, display, and handling of products.

-Determines packaging specifications according to the nature of the product, cost limitations, legal requirements, and the type of protection required, considering need for resistance to such external variables as moisture, corrosive chemicals, temperature variations, light, heat, rough handling, and tampering.

-Designs package exteriors considering such factors as product identification, Operating Room Workflow, aesthetic quality, printing and production techniques.

-Responsibilities may include documentation management and/or coordination of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and may support prototype line development in manufacturing facilities/plants.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically, an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects from design to implementation while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education (typically University).

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS Autonomy: Established and productive individual contributor. Works independently with general supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments.

Organizational Impact: Sets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives of projects and assignments. Contributes to the completion of project milestones. May have some involvement in cross functional assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are general, and may require understanding of broader set of issues or other job areas but typically are not complex. Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.

Communication and Influence: Communicates primarily and frequently with internal contacts. External interactions are less complex or problem solving in nature. Contacts others to share information, status, needs and issues in order to inform, gain input, and support decision-making.